The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-28
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Preliminaries 60 the Conyentios 90
Nominate Candidates To-day.


SARATOGA, N. Y, September 27.-
The day opened COO and iogsy, but
with promise Of sun and warmth
later. The summer vioitors have all
flsd, and the Democracy literally heve
poesofeion Of the town. There is
scarcely lady 10 be sceu on the
street. Saratoga today presents an
other marked contratt to the Saratoga
Of two weeks ago. Then the crowd
seemed 10 be more or lesu poverty
stricken and II was openly asserted that
the one day convention Was due to the
fact Today, however, the opposite is
the truth. The silk hat, tho cigar, the
gold watch and chain a'e 'verywhere
evidence OF money enough, snd a will.
ingness to spend il Is sprarent on oil
hands. Two weeks ago Iot q single
band ti music was in town, except
the small erchestras ~ hotel attIac.
ton. Today there are deans At
lO:3O o'clock the delegates from Troy,
Albany and other near at hand places
came marching through tte Town with
escorts and / oaded by splendid bands.
The convention met In CIfino Rink
aud at l2:40 O'Clock the gavel fell,
aud d. CIdy Horrick called he con.
ventlon 10 order and nomir ated Hon.
George RAis6e temporary chairman,
The motion was carried unanimously.
Mr.. Raints was received with applause,
grd when II subsld d he addressed the
Convention. His pllusiOns TO Hill and
Cleveland W re gree'od With applause.
Sonehedy called for ,hrse cheers for
Hill, but thly we're not given. His
condemnation OF The foreign proprlr-
tofship Of land and an alluslon 10
Gen. Grant We Q alto applauded.
Tho chair ruled that all coniostn
must be referred 10 the Committee on
Credentials. The Calling Of the roll
was then commenced, and tho names
Of the prominent men werU loidly
cheered as they were read.
At this point dispatch from the
Associated Press was read announcing
the fact that the Volunteer was ahead
Of the Thistle in the yacht race, and
was gainlny every moment IL was
greeted With great applause, the con.
yentlon rising and siyiDg three hearty
chesr. A resolution wee tfiered, M
iollows:
Resolved, That the laws oi a'sees-
ment and taxation ohould ba r,ad ust-
oil and reformed, 80 that oil property
shall ratsbly share IN TIE tuppor. OF
the governmeai and relieve farming
aud kindred pursuits from the dinpro'
poitlonate burdens imposed under u 9
present lave; and that rational legis.
iaiionl should be 10 modified aud
amended that ag5lcul,uro shall 70
loug'r he embarrassed ot impn red by
un wise a d1criminaiiort
The convention then t,os N fCce,I
IN 3 u'cl,rk tnis evening.
,aA:oRa " nearly dc,el ul again
THE afternoon, the msmOeB oi IA,
convention VINO were not on ecm
mittoeB tsk.Dg aivan'age ol the Ion
, recess 20 Wal! Saatega Lab,
Mount MtGfegor and o,h,I IL
, tefeeting places Ia the gubuTb,
: At 3 o'clock Chairman Ralnts rappe
the convention 10 order. There wer
not 6ly delega.ee In their places
sheriff Grant, OF New York, moved
tha, AZ this committee on contested
ats would not be able 10 report tlll
lite hour, the conye alton taxi,
q Tectai t.ll toAOTTow a. 10 o'clock
fhs mot on wae carried.
There uUomt, scare liy a uOubt tina
Coke and FiiIlerllh, the n cumbents
will be renomir ated by aoslamatior
Tor Secretary vi State aud Treasurer
frtpfC'lvsly, aud Senator Weaples
the suAtogiLr. pears 10 be withuu
rival iof b. Oomptru ip
M POuIho', OF OsWog0, ~,
Mr.. Taber, OF Etip, represent o.,
yea contests Of the convention f.
Attorney General And there Ia likel!
~ Dv 6gn,, unirss, a. u has Deei
rumored to-day, Mr. raber vithdraws
The Oh y OF Sac Engineer almna
gJsf . b ggiBg, aud vii. Laidly lnci.'
y stIugge.
uILL AND CLLVKLAED.
Nav YoRK, September a tn,
Times's dispatch iTcm Saratoga says
J "There was q conference In the N
. executive mansion al Albany lAti O. gh
which was attended by sev raj DJmo
. Gratis WHO have moIt or lefG o. d
J with the afaTl Of the party. Tn
, lsG. may, pvrLspa, pJsbtH3 EO spt cia
significance, though II argues that tn
! Governor Ia very wlll appriasd Of th
: policy which will iiolato the pro
(. ceedlngs OF the convention and tina
. he atq qlIssces In H. An open ruplur
/ btlw en- his friends aud ths irierd O
f. The administration becomes, Their Ife
! one OF toe rsmotest possibilities